Geoffrey 1st Baron de Camville

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• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Geoffrey de Canville or Camville, son and heir of William de Canville, of Clifton Campville, co. Stafford, Llanstephan, co. Carmarthen, Fedamore, co. Limerick, and Caher, co. Tipperary (who died in 1260, before Michaelmas), by Lucy, his wife (living 14 Aug 1284). He was of age, but not yet a knight, before 20 Jun 1272. He was in the Army of West Wales in 1282, and was summoned for Military Service from 12 Dec 1276 to 21 Jun 1308, to attend the King wherever he might be, 8 Jun 1294, to attend the King at Salisbury, 26 Jan 1296/7, and to Parliament from 24 Jun 1295 to 3 Nov 1306, by writs directed Galfrido de Caunvilla, , Canvilla, or Camvilla, whereby he is held to have become Lord Canville or Camville.

Geoffrey de Canville married 1^stly, Maud, widow of Nicholas Martin (son and heir apparent of Nicholas fitz Martin, of Cemais or Kemes, co Pembroke, and Blagdon, Somerset), daughter of Guy de Brian, of Laugharne, co. Carmarthen, by Eve (to whom she was heir), daughter and heir of Henry de Tracy, of Barnstaple, Devon. The King took his homage and they had livery of the lands of her grandfather, the said Henry de Tracy, 24 Sep 1274. She, who was born 25 Dec 1242 & died before Michaelmas 1279.

Geoffrey de Canville married 2^ndly, Joan. He died shortly before 21 Sep 1308. His widow had livery of her inheritance in Ireland, 26 Oct 1308.

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, pp. 3-4

Geoffrey married Maud de Bryan, daughter of Guy de Bryan and Eve de Tracy.¹⁴¹ (Maud de Bryan was born on 25 Dec 1242 in Barnstaple, Devon, England ⁸²¹ and died before 29 Sep 1279 in England ^141,821.)